The Beauty of Names

Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder in "Dr. No" Although Bond Girls are unfortunately portrayed as little more than sexual objects, I have to say that I love them and their ridiculous names. My favorite name out of all them is probably Eve Moneypenny (and yes, you can fight me about whether or not she really is a "Bond girl"), or Vesper Lynd . In these posts I'll only be featuring the names from the films, but I might do the ones from the books at a later date. This is going to be really long, so I apologize in advance. The names in parenthesis are the names of the actresses. Dr. No (1962):  Honey Ryder (Ursula Andress; In the book her name is Honeychile Rider) Sylvia Trench (Eunice Gayson) Miss Taro (Zena Marshall) From Russia with Love (1963): Tatiana Romanova (Daniela Bianchi) Sylvia Trench Zora (Martine Beswick) Vida (Aliza Gur) Goldfinger (1964): Pussy Galore (Honor Blackman) Jill Masterson (Shirley Eaton) Tilly Masterson (Tania Mal...

Art by Junichi Nakahara So I'm test running this idea of doing (or trying to do) a question every week. Deciding to do more of these will ultimately rest on how many people actually reply to the question so we'll see! For my very first question of the week the topic is flower names: what are some flower names that are a little too unusual for actual use, but you love anyways? My favorite right now is Myosotis , which was one of the little girl's middle names in this beautifully named sibset on Jolis Prenoms . Myosotis means "mouse's ear" in Greek, because of the shape of the leaves, and is the genus of the forget-me-not flower. Another love of mine is Hyacinth , which I like for both boys and girls. Hyacinth in Greek mythology, was a lover of Apollo, who made the flower out of his blood. Edelweiss is one I see being thrown around a lot these days, and it immediately brings the song from "The Sound of Music" to mind. They're beautiful whit...

Zoé with Ugolin and Ugoline Ugoline & Ugolin  - Zoé Talon, comtesse du Cayla, maîtresse-en-titre to King Louis XVIII, had two children by her husband, a boy and girl named Ugolin and Ugoline. Ugolin is apparently a form of Ugolino, which itself is a diminutive of Ugo, the Italian form of Hugo. Helmi - For 2015, among the Finnish speaking population of Finland, Helmi ranked number six for girls. Helmi is not only a nickname for Vilhelmina or Vilhelmiina, it also means "pearl" in Finnish. Emil - For the Swedish speaking minority of Finland, Emil was number one for boys. Emil comes from the Roman family name Aemilius, which comes from the Latin aemulus which means "rival". Hilkka Talvikki - Seen in a Finnish birth announcement, Hilkka means "bonnet" or "hood", while Talvikki means "wintergreen".

The Saturday Evening Post, March 20, 1943 March is the third month of the year. The name of March comes from the Latin Martius, the first month in the earliest Roman calendar. It was named for the Mars , the Roman God of war and a guardian of agriculture, who was believed to be a common ancestor of the Romans through the founders Remus and Romulus. Martius was the beginning of both agriculture and warfare season, perfect for the God of both. In Slovene, the traditional name is  sušec , which refers to the ground finally becoming dry enough to cultivate. In Ukranian Czech, and Slovene, there are other names, all referring to it as " birch month".  The birth flower for March is the daffodil , also known as the narcissus . Gemstones are aquamarine and bloodstone. Zodiac signs are Pisces  and Aries , the ram that provided the golden fleece. March's most famous holiday is St. Patrick 's Day, a celebration and feast day for the Irish saint. It celebrates the day St. ...

These names are inspired by edgy, assertive girls that throw caution to the wind, strive to be the best, but aren't afraid of failure. They are daring, inspiring, and heroic. Jobs for these ladies: Aviatrix, lion tamer, journalist, Egyptologist, and nurse. Sisko Delta Anouk Ines Audley Vesper Justine Margot Ingrid Meryl Harriet Juno Ruth Greta Maeve Phoebe Dagny Georgia Thora Velma Malka Piper Hero Una or Oona Tamsin Meredith Zelda Juniper Abbott Rosario Thekla Matilda or Tilda Nell Lila Riva Kit or Kitty Nova Aster Cleo or Clio Bronte Flannery Real Life Heroines: Freya Stark - British explorer and writer (1893-1993) Junko Tabei - Japanese mountain climber and the first woman to climb Mount Everest (1939-) Alexandrine "Alexine" Tinné - Dutch explorer (1835-1869) Merieme Chadid - Moroccan astronomer and researcher (1969-) Aloha Wanderwell (born Idris Galcia Hall) - Canadian explorer and filmmaker (1906-1996) Wasfia Nazre...

Princess  Ayşe and Nicholas with their children Princess Ayşe Gülnev Osmanoğlu was born to Osman Selaheddin  Osmanoğlu and Athena Joy Hanımefendi . She is married to Nicholas Sutton . Their children are: Maximilian Ali Beyefendi Sutton, " Prince Maximilian Ali " Cosmo Tarik Beyefendi Sutton, " Prince Cosmo Tarik " Lysander Cengiz Beyefendi Sutton, " Prince Lysander Cengiz " Ferdinand Ziya Beyefendi Sutton, " Prince Ferdinand Ziya " Tatyana Aliye Beyefendi Sutton, " Princess Tatyana Aliye "

Saint Lucia by Sassoferrato Origin : Latin Gender : Female Meaning : "Light" Pronunciation : loo-CHEE-uh, loo-SEE-uh, LOO-sha Other forms : Lucy, Luzia Lucia is one of my absolute favorites, but alas I have not a speck of Italian or Spanish blood (though I do have German, so it could work out if I wanted). Lucia is originally the feminine form of Lucius, a Roman praenomen (given name) which came from the Latin lux  - "light". It is surprisingly ranked #230 in the US, and is, deservedly, reigning as the top name in Spain right now. As you can see it has all sorts of different pronunciations floating around, but to me, the most beautiful is the Italian "loo-CHEE-uh". Saint Lucia was a martyr from 4th-century Syracuse - though she is more commonly known as Saint Lucy - and is the patron Saint of the blind, writers, martyrs, epidemics, and Syracuse, among many others. Her mother's name was Eutychia, which many take as proof she came from a Greek ...

Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel with Princess Estelle Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel, Duke of  Västergötland, have just had their second child together. They already have a girl, Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary, Duchess of  Östergötland, and now they have a little boy who they have called Prince Oscar Carl Olof, Duke of  Skåne.